grandiloquent

grandiloquent
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. pompous, histrionic, bombastic; see bombastic , oratorical .
See Synonym Study at bombastic .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a.
[gran DIL uh kwent]
using big words to try to impress, bombastic.
Many politicians are grandiloquent but have little to say.
SYN.: bombastic, pompous, pretentious, high-flown, fustian, *windy, inflated, verbose, magnific, turgid, rhetorical.
ANT.: plainspoken, *folksy, simple, unpretentious
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Characterized by language that is elevated and sometimes pompous in style: aureate, bombastic, declamatory, flowery, fustian, high-flown, high-sounding, magniloquent, orotund, overblown, rhetorical, sonorous, swollen. See PLAIN, STYLE, WORDS.

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  • Grandiloquent — Gran*dil o*quent, a. [L. grandis grand + logui to speak.] Speaking in a lofty style; pompous; bombastic. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grandiloquent — index flatulent, fustian, grandiose, inflated (bombastic), orotund, pretentious (pompous) …   Law dictionary

  • grandiloquent — 1590s, probably a back formation from GRANDILOQUENCE (Cf. grandiloquence). Related: Grandiloquently …   Etymology dictionary

  • grandiloquent — magniloquent, *rhetorical, aureate, flowery, euphuistic, bombastic Analogous words: grandiose, imposing (see GRAND): inflated, turgid, tumid …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • grandiloquent — [adj] pretentious, flowery (communication) aureate, big talking*, bombastic, declamatory, euphistic, fustian, high flown, histrionic, inflated, magniloquent, oratorical, orotund, overblown, pompous, purple*, rhetorical, sonorous, swollen, tall… …   New thesaurus

  • grandiloquent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner. DERIVATIVES grandiloquence noun grandiloquently adverb. ORIGIN Latin grandiloquus grand speaking …   English terms dictionary

  • grandiloquent — [gran dil′ə kwənt] adj. [< L grandiloquus < grandis, GRAND + loqui, to speak, after ELOQUENT] using high flown, pompous, bombastic words and expressions SYN. BOMBASTIC grandiloquence n. grandiloquently adv …   English World dictionary

  • grandiloquent — [[t]grændɪ̱ləkwənt[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) Grandiloquent language or behaviour is very formal, literary, or exaggerated, and is used by people when they want to seem important. [FORMAL] She attacked her colleagues for indulging in grandiose …   English dictionary

  • grandiloquent — adjective grandiloquent speeches Syn: pompous, bombastic, magniloquent, pretentious, ostentatious, high flown, orotund, florid, flowery; overwrought, overblown, overdone; informal highfalutin, purple Ant: understated …   Thesaurus of popular words

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